PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            12 December 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000044768

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. William Blakely		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Lana E. McGlynn		Member	
	Mr. Harry B. Oberg		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
          	                  records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	    	       advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests that the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) be listed on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) dated 17 March 1969.

3.  The applicant states that he served in an infantry unit in Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division from October 1967 to October 1968.  He also states that during his tour in Vietnam he performed only infantry duties.  In support of his application he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 dated 17 March 1969.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that the applicant was inducted into the Army on 16 May 1967 for a period of 2 years.  He was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 11H (Infantry Direct Fire Crewman).  His awards include the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, and the National Defense Service Medal.  He was honorably released from active duty on 17 March 1969 in the pay grade of E-5.

5.  In Vietnam he was assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, as a squad leader from 27 October 1967 to 19 October 1968.

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the CIB as an authorized award.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Combat Infantryman Badge is awarded to infantry officers and to enlisted and warrant officer persons who have an infantry MOS.  They must have served in active ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of brigade, Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that regimental or smaller size.  The Awards Branch of the Total Army Personnel Command has advised, in similar cases, that during the Vietnam era the CIB was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11F, 11G, or 11H.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant served as a infantry direct fire crewman (11H) in an infantry unit involved in an combat operations while serving in Vietnam.  Therefore, he is entitled to award of the CIB and correction of his records to show award of the CIB.

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case, particularly the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned, be corrected by showing that he was awarded the CIB.

BOARD VOTE:  

__FNE__  __LEM__ __HBO___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Fred N. Eichorn___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000044768	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001212	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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